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The 5th annual
George H.W. Bush Points of Light Awards Celebration took
place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center in Washington, D.C., on October 26. The annual event
supports the mission and vision of Points
of Light —
a global nonprofit organization founded by President George
H.W. Bush that inspires, equips and mobilizes millions of
people to take actions that change the world.
The George H.W. Bush
Points of Light Award was established to honor those who
advance solutions to our toughest challenges in ways that
demonstrate the extraordinary traits of the 41st President:
integrity, empathy, respect, optimism, conviction in
the face of opposition, and belief in the power of the human
spirit to create positive change.
Points of Light honored Mike and Jacquelyne
Love, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Robert F. Smith and
Rebecca and Christyn Taylor at this year’s awards:
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Mike Love is the lead singer and founding member of The
Beach Boys and his wife, Jacquelyne Love, is a
businesswoman, accomplished philanthropist, interior
designer and fashion designer. The couple is committed
to a variety of causes from youth empowerment to health
education to environmental causes.
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Secretary Condoleezza Rice
served in several political posts before becoming the 66th Secretary
of State of the United States from January 2005-January
2009. In every role she has taken on, she has led a life
of service and her devotion to public service and
volunteerism has
shone through.
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Robert F. Smith is the
founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and
an advocate for racial equity and empowering minority
communities in business, education and beyond.
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Christyn and Rebecca Taylor
are a mother-daughter duo dedicated to medical advocacy
who started a 501©3 nonprofit called “Rebecca’s Wish”
designed to support children with pediatric pancreatitis.
The nonprofit has raised over $3,000,000 to date and has
started programs to support countless children around
the United States.
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